Fernando Verdasco clinched his first victory over Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals on Thursday. Fourth seed Monfils had won their previous three FedEx ATP Head2Head encounters, but the 33 year old, also a semi-finalist in Doha this season (l. Djokovic), won 81 per cent of first serve points to dictate play. The Spaniard led 6-3, 5-3 before a rain delay on Monfils’ serve. Upon resumption, the World No. 12 broke to level the second set, before Verdasco claimed the last six points to serve out victory at the second attempt and to edge into the final four. “I think I played almost the perfect match. Maybe I could have been a...
Watch highlights of Andy Murray's thrilling win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch Hot Shot as Damir Dzumhur is given the runaround by Robin Haase on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
How do you save a match point? Watch Andy Murray's gutsy drop shot during his win over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Thursday in Dubai. Photo: Getty Images. Watch live matches on tennistv.com.
